Palak Paneer Recipe
Prep & Cooking: 45mts
Serves 5-6 persons
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients:
250 gms paneer(cottage cheese) (cubed and lightly fried till brown in a tsp of ghee)
3 big bunches spinach (discard the coarse stems) - blanch in hot water for 2 mts and make a paste and keep aside
1 -2 tbsp butter
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 onions finely chopped
2 green chillis slit length wise
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli pwd
1 tbsp coriander pwd
2 big juicy tomatoes (blanched in hot water, peeled and pureed)
1 cup water (use the water in which spinach was blanched)
salt to taste
1/2 tsp garam masala pwd (make a pwd of 2 cloves, 1 cardamom and 1" cinnamon stick)
1 Add butter in a heavy bottomed vessel and add cumin seeds and let them splutter. Add the onions and green chillis saute them till light brown.
2 Add ginger garlic paste and fry further for 3 minutes. Add red chilli pwd and coriander pwd and combine well.
3 Add the tomato paste and let it cook for 5-6 mts on medium heat. Add the palak paste and let it cook further for another 4-5 mts.
4 Add the fried paneer cubes and combine. Cook covered on low heat for 3 mts. Add the palak water and salt and cook on medium heat for 10-12 mts.
5 Add malai(cream), garam masala pwd and mix well.
6 Reduce flame, cover and cook for 2 mts.
7 Serve hot with rotis or white steamed rice